BioClay: next-generation crop protection strategy

Muhammad Arslan Mahmood; Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan; Shahid Mansoor

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2022.08.003

BioClay: next-generation crop protection strategy

Trends Plant Sci. 2022 Nov;27(11):1090-1092. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.08.003. Epub 2022 Aug 16.

Authors

Muhammad Arslan Mahmood¹, Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan¹, Shahid Mansoor²

Affiliations

¹ Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
² Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: shahidmansoor7@gmail.com.

PMID: 35981953
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.08.003

Abstract

Whitefly and the viruses they transmit pose a serious threat to crops globally. Recently, Jain et al. showed that BioClay-mediated double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) spray provides an eco-friendly approach to controlling whitefly. This 'transgene-free next-generation' insect-specific crop protection strategy may help to reduce the use of chemical pesticides for controlling whitefly.

Keywords: BioClay; dsRNA; foliar spray; nontransgenic; whitefly.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Crop Protection
Hemiptera*
Pesticides*
RNA Interference
RNA, Double-Stranded

Substances

Pesticides
RNA, Double-Stranded